Murder, Mayhem, and Missing Prizes
When the winner of a scavenger hunt is found dead in the Mystery Suite with his prize book missing, Jane Steward must find a killer among her guests.
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Chip Away at the Mystery in Freezer I’ll Shoot
Freezer I’ll Shoot is a must-read for cozy mystery readers, featuring vintage recipes, a three-legged pooch, and a nasty character who is bound for disaster.
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Uncovering Mrs. Hudson’s Secrets in The Murder of Mary Russell
I am about a third of the way into Laurie R. King’s The Murder of Mary Russell, the fourteenth installment in her Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series. Though I have not read the other books in the series, it appears that so far this one is deviating from typical plot structure – there has yet to be a murder or any appearance by Sherlock Holmes
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Expect the Unexpected in “Do I Know You?”
Looking for a suspenseful story filled with mystery and psychological drama? Do I Know You? by Sarah Strohmeyer will keep you guessing until the very end.
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A Haunting Psychological Thriller That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat
Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger, is a haunting psychological suspense novel about a woman with a dark past full of secrets taking back her life.
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A heartbreaking novel about the impacts of residential schools on five indigenous children
Five Little Indians is a heart-breaking novel by Cree writer Michelle Good, which explores how residential schools have affected lives in Canada. The book follows the lives of five indigenous children taken from their families and the physical and emotional impact of their experiences. It’s horrible to imagine that this could happen in Canada, but of course, it did, to hundreds of children. This book brought me to tears more than once. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding how residential schools affected Canadian and Indigenous culture and society.
The Devil’s Sea: Fast-paced international thriller with high adventure, deep sea exploration and peril
Clive Cussler’s son, Dirk Cussler, has taken the reins from his father as master storyteller. In The Devil’s Sea, he brings us a fast-paced international thriller undersea and though Tibet in a tangled web involving a Chinese missile, marine exploration, and a Buddhist relic. Expect high adventure, deep sea exploration. explosions and peril. Dirk does a great job continuing the legacy that his father started, with clean, exciting suspense that anyone can enjoy.
The Bell Jar – A Dark and Engaging Exploration of Depression
This book has been on my reading list for a long time, and I finally got around to reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. It is a difficult-to-read fictionalized autobiographical account of mental illness, depression, and attempted suicide. The author/main character was hospitalized for therapy, including shock therapy, after a serious suicide attempt. Sylvia Plath tells it like it is and was heralded for her fresh, unflinching look at depression in our modern society, especially in women.
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Southern Book Club Takes Readers on a Dark Ride
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix is billed as “Steel Magnolias meets Dracula.” Sort of a horror book for those who might not usually read horror. While packaged like literary or women’s fiction, don’t be fooled.
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A Journey into Botswana in The Kalahari Typing School for Men
I’m not sure how many of the books I have read in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith. Maybe just one other one. The Kalahari Typing School for Men is number four in the series. It can, of course, be read as a stand alone. The mysteries dealt by the ladies are not suspenseful and thrilling, but instead take you on a journey into the culture and streets of Botswana. It is a slower pace, with lots of domestic details and carefully drawn characters. It is easy to find yourself pulled into these books even if you are used to the faster-paced mystery thrillers.
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